Choose the sentences in which the adjectives are used correctly:
(A) Of the two kittens Meenu found in the garage, the grey one is the naughtiest.
(B) The amazed audience in the school hall clapped for the folk dancers from Assam for a full minute.
(C) Ravi’s new phone is slimer than his old one, but its battery runs out sooner.
(D) Ma always keeps a two-litre bottle of water in the car.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B) and (D) only
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
(A) Of the two kittens Meenu found in the garage, the grey one is the naughtiest. — Incorrect.
- “Of the two kittens” shows that only two are compared.
- For two, we use “the” + the comparative, not the superlative.
- Correct form: Of the two kittens Meenu found in the garage, the grey one is the naughtier.
(B) The amazed audience in the school hall clapped for the folk dancers from Assam for a full minute. — Correct.
- An adjective ending in -ed describes the person who has the feeling. One ending in -ing describes what causes it.
- The audience felt the amazement, so “amazed” is right here.
(C) Ravi’s new phone is slimer than his old one, but its battery runs out sooner. — Incorrect.
- “Slim” ends in one vowel and one consonant.
- Such short adjectives double the last letter before -er: slim, slimmer.
- Correct form: Ravi’s new phone is slimmer than his old one, but its battery runs out sooner.
(D) Ma always keeps a two-litre bottle of water in the car. — Correct.
- “Two-litre” is a number joined to a noun. Together they describe the noun “bottle”.
- Used this way, the noun stays singular: litre, not litres.